If you have been watching the French league for a long time you may know Lyon was not a weak team and unlike the current situation they have right now, Lyon was even racing for a title with other top teams in the league and they have the experience of playing in Champions League.
But currently, Lyon is far from what we knew from them and they are not in a good situation at all. Lyon was even close to getting relegated during this seasons
You are right as few seasons ago, Lyon was amongst the top contenders in the Ligue 1 and at some point it can be said that they were amongst the elite team in the french league because they had some good levels of consistency maintaining a spot around the top four team on the standing in a good while until now.
This season has been one of the few seasons Lyon has been in a poor shape and their performance is way below brilliance, I even have some doubts they will be able to secure a spot at the UCL next season by securing a spot at top four on the standing by the end of the season, in their most recent games they have been able to win about three games consecutively but then they are just a little above relegation, their next fixture is against Le Havre and I don't really know how well Le Havre will be able to put up a good fight since they will be playing from home so they can secure a point by the end of the game.